Research Update

February 13, 2014

At MiSPP, research is encouraged for both students and faculty. The research involved may be independent or as part of a team and may result in publication or presentation. The following activities are currently underway at MiSPP:

Dr. Dustin Shepler (Core Faculty), Priscilla Zoma (PsyD I), and Melanie Ho (PsyD I) will present their research, “Online therapy: Where are we and where we need to go,” in a poster session at the APA Convention in August 2014.

Dr. Jill Castro (Clinical Training Administrator) will present on her doctoral dissertation, The Large-Breasted Woman’s Experience of Multiple Breast Identities, at the National Association for Women in Psychology Conference in Columbus, OH in March 2014.

Dr. David St. John’s (Core Faculty) topic, “Vitamin E: The Natural Environment as Active Ingredient in Psychological Treatments,” has been accepted for panel discussion at APA Convention in August 2014.

Dr. David St. John (Core Faculty) will also participate as a panel presenter in the discussion, “What Trayvon Martin Could Mean for Humanistic Psychology: Practical and Clinical Implications,” at Society for Humanistic Psychology Annual Conference in March 2014.

Dr. Betz King (MA Program Coordinator) will act as a judge for The Association for the Study of Woman and Mythology’s Kore Award for best dissertation.